In Liaodong, with the beginning of spring plowing, the entire land of Liaodong has become busy. On the wide fields, cultivators are plowing the deep black soil with black smoke.
Li Damao was driving the latest cultivator, plowing the land while thinking about this year's plans.
"We definitely need to plant less grain. It is not valuable and difficult to sell. Planting 1,000 acres is almost enough. We can plant more corn, sweet potatoes, onions, and potatoes."
"It's durable and easy to sell, and the price is okay. Especially in winter, the demand in Jinjin area is very high. You can also plant some soybeans and peanuts. You don't have to worry about taking care of them. You can just plant them and wait for the harvest. .¡±
¡°The breeding industry still needs to continue. The breeding of cattle and sheep takes a long time, but the price is relatively expensive. It¡¯s just that a lot of fodder is needed in winter, which costs a lot.¡±
"If you raise pigs, they are cheaper, but they are easy to raise and they eat a lot of food. Just raise them in half."
Li Damao silently made this year's planting plan in his heart. The grain output in Ming Dynasty has increased year after year. The price of grain has always been stable, but it is not very easy to sell. The quality of wheat in Liaodong is good, not bad, and the wheat in other places is even worse. Easy to sell.
And there are many large-scale flour mills in Liaodong, which specialize in purchasing wheat for grinding and selling it to various places in the Ming Dynasty, and even exported to all over the world. The price of grain in Liaodong is still acceptable.
However, everyone is not very enthusiastic about growing grain now, because it is more cost-effective to engage in breeding, vegetables, cash crops, etc. than to grow grain, and you need to earn more. In many cases, the income set for one acre of land is several times different. Naturally, everyone is more willing to grow more profitable crops.
There is a big difference between the farmers in Liaodong now and the farmers in the past. The farmers in the past worked hard to grow food to fill their stomachs. As for other things, they basically did not consider it and would only plant it in dry places. Some dishes or something.
Every household in Liaodong has a large amount of land, ranging from several thousand acres , tens of thousands of acres, such a huge land, it is impossible to eat all the food grown, and more people are considering the benefits that farming can bring, rather than simply growing food to fill their stomachs.
Growing cash crops and engaging in animal husbandry has become the norm for farmers in Liaodong.
"This internal combustion engine cultivator is really easy to use. It is much easier to use than the steam engine cultivator. The steam engine cultivator also needs to add firewood and other things from time to time. This internal combustion engine can be used for a long time with one full filling of oil."
¡°It¡¯s also powerful, faster, and very easy to use.¡±
Then Li Damao began to admire this new type of cultivator. As one of the first farmers to use machinery, he was very receptive to new machines.
As soon as the new cultivator came out, he bought one and then sold the old steam cultivator at a low price.
"I'm going to Tieling. I've run out of salt at home. I raise too many livestock and use up the salt very quickly."
After plowing the land, Li Damao came to his farm, looked around carefully, and decided to go to Tieling County to buy some supplies.
Li Damao took his horse and hitched it to the four-wheeled carriage, and then slowly and leisurely headed to Tieling County.
Four-wheeled carriages are now the main means of transportation in Liaodong. Almost every household has one. Harvested grain and crops must be transported by four-wheeled carriages. The cattle, sheep and pigs raised also need to be hauled out and sold on four-wheeled carriages. , it can be said that this four-wheel carriage is indispensable everywhere.
The four-wheeled carriage has the advantages of the four-wheeled carriage. In the plains of Liaodong, its practicality is still very high. The only trouble is taking care of the horses. The horses need to be well fed and cared for to make them obedient. ,docile.
Riding a four-wheeled carriage and walking slowly towards Tieling County, you can see huge farmland with busy figures along the way. Liaodong and Hexi are the places where mechanized agriculture is most popular in the Ming Dynasty.
In these two places, there is a lot of arable land but a small population. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and a large amount of land has not yet been cultivated. The use of mechanization is very common, because only mechanization can cultivate more land.
Relying on traditional farming methods, it is impossible to cultivate such a large-scale field even if you are exhausted.
The farmers in these two places are wealthy and have strong consumption power and high acceptance of all kinds of machinery. Therefore, what can be seen in the fields are basically machines.
¡°Dang~dang~¡±
When Li Damao slowly and leisurelyUnder the gaze of everyone, Zhang Silin rode away like a gust of wind on his two-wheeled motorcycle.
"Isn't this too fast?"
"You're almost ready to buy a car worth several thousand taels of silver, right?"
"No wonder the internal combustion engine used is the same as that of a car. The speed is really good. There is no way to compare with a bicycle."
¡°This motorcycle is really good for walking longer distances, it¡¯s fast enough!¡±
Everyone watched Zhang Silin leave in a puff of smoke on a two-wheeled motorcycle. They also felt that this speed was quite good. Even riding a horse could not compare with this motorcycle.
¡°Every motorcycle was quickly driven away, and all the motorcycles in the store were sold out at once.
"If you want to buy a motorcycle, you can come to me and pay first and then pick it up when the goods arrive. The production capacity is limited now, first come first served~"
The boss looked around at the melon-eaters watching the excitement and said with a smile.
Motorcycles are really easy to sell in Liaodong, especially three-wheeled motorcycles. They have a large compartment that can carry thousands of kilograms of things. They are powerful, fast, and very worry-free. They are extremely suitable for plain areas. Liaodong area is suitable for farmers here.
"Brother Da Mao, let's go home~"
Zhu Zhu also got his own three-wheeled motorcycle, put the bicycle in the back compartment, and rode on the three-wheeled motorcycle. The speed was so fast that Li Damao's four-wheeled carriage could not catch up.
"This thing is really easy to use~" Zhi Da Zhi Xiao
Li Damao couldn't help but sigh, and silently made a note in his heart, planning to go home and get money to order one as well